Curso de Bienestar animal
Course Description
The welfare of fish is growing to be an essential topic in present day aquaculture, fisheries, and academia. The promotion of best practices towards good welfare must rely on a) solid scientific knowledge of the biology of fish and b) appropriate design and use of technical solutions. We are proud to present the second edition of our Fish Welfare Course, where once again top international experts in their fields will lecture each module. This second edition of the course will be held online, and the intensive 4-day training programme will cover:
- Sentience, pain, and mental aspects of fish welfare
- Physiology of stress and sensory systems in fish
- Applied biology and fish welfare
- Operational welfare indicators and improvement tools
- Policy, law, and welfare certification
Format
The course will be lectured online, and the speakers were carefully selected to be the top international experts in their field. Each lecturer will be free to organise their subject as they deem appropriate, considering the audience and contents in their field of expertise. There will be a focus on practical application of the knowledge acquired during the course, either by thought exercises, problem solving or case-studies.
Type of Training: Advanced
Presentation Language: English
Fee Covers:
CCMAR staff: 300.00 €
students: 150.00 €
professionals: 500.00 €
REGISTRATION LINK: https://ccmar.ualg.pt/webform/fish-welfare-online-course
Enquiries click here
Pre-requisites
Participants are expected to have at least some background in fish science, aquaculture, fisheries or related disciplines.
Agenda
DAY 1: Monday, 1st February 2021
8:30-9:00 – Welcoming and Instructions for online-course
SESSION 1. SENTIENCE, PAIN AND MENTAL WELFARE
9:00-10:00 – Lynne Sneddon (UK). Sentience and pain. Where are we now?
10:00-11:00 – Leonor Galhardo (PT). Cognition and mental aspect of welfare
11:00-12:00 – One hour break
SESSION 2. STRESS, PHYSIOLOGY AND WELFARE
12:00-13:00 – Marco Vindas (NO). Brain, neural function and welfare
13:00-14:00 – Lluis Tort (SP). Neuro-immuno-endocrinology of stressed fish and welfare
14:00-15:00 – One hour break
15:00-16:00 – Peter Hubbard (PT). Sensory mechanisms & Electrophysiology
16:00-17:00 – Pedro Guerreiro (PT). Methods to assess physiological stress
DAY 2: Tuesday, 2nd February 2021
SESSION 3. APPLIED BIOLOGY AND WELFARE (part I)
9:00-10:00 – João Saraiva (PT). Applied ethology and welfare (1H)
10:00-11:00 – Fco. Javier Sánchez Vázquez (SP). Chronobiology and fish welfare
11:00-12:00 – One hour break
12:00-13:00 – Marie Laure Begout (FR). Assessing behaviour and welfare of farmed fish
13:00-14:00 – Neil Duncan (SP) Fish reproduction and breeding programs
14:00-15:00 – One hour break
15:00-16:00 – Daniel Montero (SP). Fish nutrition, health and welfare
16:00-17:00 – Francesc Padrós (SP). Fish pathology and welfare
DAY 3: Wednesday, 3rd February 2021
SESSION 3. APPLIED BIOLOGY AND WELFARE (part II)
9:00-10:00 – Juan Miguel Mancera (SP). Anesthesia, euthanasia, relaxation in fish
10:00-11:00 – Jeff Lines (UK). Stunning and Slaughtering
11:00-12:00 – One hour break
SESSION 4. OPERATIONAL WELFARE TOOLS AND INDICATORS
12:00-13:00 – Pablo Arechavala-Lopez (PT). Environmental enrichment and welfare
13:00-14:00 – Martin Føre (NO). Precision fish farming
14:00-15:00 – One hour break
15:00-16:00 – Chris Noble or Jelena Kolarevic (NO). OWIs on salmonids
16:00-17:00 – Tommasso Petochi (IT). OWIs on non-salmonids
DAY 4: Thursday, 4th February 2021
SESSION 5. WELFARE CERTIFICATIONS AND POLICY
9:00-10:00 – M. Filipa Castanheira (PT). Certification and evaluation of welfare
10:00-11:00 – Ana Roque (SP). European legislation on welfare of fish experimentation
11:00-12:00 – One hour break
12:00-13:00 – Marita Giménez-Candela (SP). Animal law and fish welfare (1H)
13:00-14:00- Wrap up + FAQs about the course (i.e. practical exercises)
Note: After theoretical part (talks), each attendance must complete some practical exercises (e.g. questionnaire) to demonstrate the knowledge acquired during the course and to be evaluated by the organizing committee. This practical part will take about 8 hours (20 mins from each talk) and can be accomplished during the following weeks after the course.
Scientific Organisation